מאמרים

Start the Seder from almost the END - Portion ofVayikra‏

Start the Seder from almost the END - Portion ofVayikra‏

Another 9 days before the BLESSING of looking for our Chametz

Another 10 days before the Seder

and

This week's portion is Vayikra - begonning of the 3rd book of the 5 Books of Moses

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach quoted the Ropshitzer Rebbe that THIS PORTION is traditionally where CHILDREN should START TO STUDY THE BIBLE 

for 2 symbolic reasons: 

The word VAYIKRA is written in the Totah with a LITTLE alef - not full sized 

(reminding us to teach the children) 

and 

the word ALEF spelled in Hebrew alef lamed fay (אלף)

is the mystical connection to the Song of Songs which says

"open the door for me (a LITTLE) (my sister-my bride)" - starting with those very same letters!

So we OPEN the Torah for Little People with showing them this LITTLE ALEF 

teaching them (AND ALL OF US)

to read the Torah with LOTS OF QUESTIONS like CHILDREN

and to 

OPEN THE GATES to G-D AND HOLINESS with just a LITTLE holiness at the Seder 

HOW? 

When we OPEN THE door for ELIJAH THE PROPHET - 

and ask G-d 

SEND US A LITTLE HOLINESS THIS PASSOVER!!! 

so Don't forget

KOSHER WINE FOR THE SEDER

MATZOS and CHAROSET (apples and walnuts)

AND some BITTER ROMAINE or HORSERADISH

and a NICE CUP FOR ELIJAH the PROPHET

and don't forget the HAGADA's 

Love and Shabbat from Israel 
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz 
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Israel